Bentley is finally putting the Mulsanne to
rest after handcrafting some 7,300 units over the course of more than a decade.
In order to celebrate this landmark, employees gathered for some
socially-distanced photographs with the final cars, as well as the penultimate
customer model, a Mulsanne Speed ‘6.75 Edition by Mulliner’ finished in Rose
Gold over Tungsten, heading to the United States.
There’s also another special, final
Mulsanne model that’s yet to come, however the British carmaker isn’t
disclosing its final destination. Building the Mulsanne meant producing
approximately 42 million spot welds, with more than a million hours in total
being dedicated to the leather interiors alone. Then there are the 90,000 hours
spent polishing the cars.
This special edition model is limited to
just 30 examples and is powered by the company’s legendary 6.75-liter V8
engine, which was also decommissioned this year following more than 60 years of
service. Subtle tributes to the power unit can be found throughout the
interior, such as the ‘organ stop’ vent controls that were replaced by designs
capped by mini engine oil caps, or the faces of the clock and minor gauges
which now feature cutaway drawings of the engine.
On the outside, the 6.75 Edition boasts
dark tint elements like the Flying B, Serenity grille and exhaust finishers,
while the 21-inch five-spoke wheels have their own unique bright-machined
finish with gloss black pockets. As for the engine, its intake manifold will be
finished in black instead of silver, while the Engine Number Plaque will bear
Adrian Hallmark’s signature.
